Wat's Dyke C.P. School, Wrexham
Wat's Dyke C.P. School is a primary school for pupils in Wrexham.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Wat's Dyke C.P. School in detail
School in Wales
Wat's Dyke C.P. School is an English-medium school in Wales. Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn rather than Ofsted, and its latest report is published on Estyn's website.
It had 257 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.
6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).
Of its pupils, 5% have additional learning needs; 7% are learning English as an additional language; and 11% are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
Year groups range from 28 pupils (Year 1) to 40 (Year 6).
Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £4,782 per pupil, against £3,687 in 2021-22. It carried forward £170k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Wat's Dyke C.P. School dates from 2018.
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Wat’s Dyke C.P. School 2018 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Wat's Dyke C.P. School are Acton Primary (0.5 miles), Ysgol Plas Coch (0.5 miles), Rhosddu Primary School (0.5 miles) and Alexandra C.P. School (1 mile).
Acton PrimaryYsgol Plas CochRhosddu Primary SchoolAlexandra C.P. School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wrexham General Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sterling Avenue (before), 110 metres away.
Sources: Welsh Government school data and StatsWales (OGL); Estyn; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASInspection
Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Read Wat's Dyke C.P. School's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Wat's Dyke C.P. School is in Wrexham; for families living there:
- Wrexham's school travel policy: Wrexham County Borough Council School Transport Policy PDF Format 124.15 KB
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Wrexham is 5 (the median across 76 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Wat's Dyke C.P. School
What is the catchment area for Wat's Dyke C.P. School?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Wat's Dyke C.P. School has a defined catchment published by Wrexham. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Wrexham applies the published criteria, which usually put looked-after children first, then siblings, then distance - but it normally carries priority.
How do I apply to Wat's Dyke C.P. School?
Apply through Wrexham, naming Wat's Dyke C.P. School on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Wrexham's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Wat's Dyke C.P. School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Wrexham is 5 (the median across 76 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Wat's Dyke C.P. School?
Wat's Dyke C.P. School is at Garden Village, Wrexham, LL11 2TE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)